Ultra soft and moist homemade pineapple muffins are packed with a FULL CUP of pineapple, in this deliciously wholesome pineapple recipe.
One bite of these buttery pineapple muffins, and you’ll immediately want to stock up on pineapple to make a second batch.
They’re a great healthy breakfast or snack, made with simple ingredients. And leftover muffins freeze well, so they’re perfect for meal prep!
Every time I use pineapple in a recipe, I find myself wondering Why do I not bake with pineapple more often?
Also try this Pineapple Dole Whip Recipe.
Pineapple muffin ingredients
The recipe calls for crushed pineapple, pure vanilla extract, milk of choice, white or apple cider vinegar, flour, baking soda, salt, baking powder, regular or unrefined sugar, and optional oil (or omit for oil free muffins).
The muffins can be made with either fresh or canned pineapple, whichever you have available or want to use up.
Feel free to stir a handful of shredded coconut into the pineapple muffin batter before baking in the oven. They are absolutely amazing this way!
The healthy pineapple muffins are perfectly sweet enough to serve unfrosted. Or top them with Coconut Butter or Vegan Cream Cheese if desired.
And if you run out of pineapple or want to vary the flavor of the muffins, it’s fine to substitute some or all of the one cup crushed pineapple with an equal amount of mashed banana.
Personally, I love doing half pineapple and half banana in these.
For vegan pineapple muffins, use your favorite dairy free milk. No eggs are required for the recipe, which can also be gluten free if you use certified gluten free oat flour.
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Above, watch the pineapple muffin recipe video
How to make pineapple muffins
Whisk the first five ingredients in a medium mixing bowl.
Set this bowl aside for ten minutes, or refrigerate overnight. When ready to bake the muffins, preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit and line a muffin tin with liners.
Stir all dry ingredients into the wet mixture until the homemade pineapple muffin batter is just evenly mixed. Do not overmix.
Portion the batter into the liners. Bake on the center rack of the oven for twenty minutes or until the golden pastries have domed and a toothpick inserted into the center of a pineapple muffin comes out mostly clean.
Let cool. If you very loosely cover overnight, either in the refrigerator or on the counter, the liners peel off easily the next day even if you use no oil. The taste and texture are better the next day too, if you can wait that long!
More Healthy Muffin Recipes
The recipe was adapted from my Healthy Banana Bread and this Pineapple Bread.
Pineapple Muffins
Ingredients
- 1 cup crushed pineapple
- 2 tbsp milk of choice
- 1 tbsp white or cider vinegar
- 1 1/2 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 3 tbsp oil, or additional crushed pineapple for fat-free
- 1 cup white, spelt, or oat flour (for keto, see note below)
- 1/2 tsp each: baking soda, salt, and baking powder
- 1/3 cup sugar, unrefined if desired
Instructions
- Whisk first 5 ingredients in a bowl. Set aside for 10 minutes. Preheat oven to 350 F, and line a muffin tin. Stir remaining ingredients into the bowl until batter is just evenly mixed. Portion into the liners. Bake 20 minutes or until muffins have domed and a toothpick inserted into the center of a muffin comes out mostly clean. Once cooled, if you loosely cover overnight either on the counter or refrigerated, the liners peel off easily and flavor and texture are even better the next day.View Nutrition Facts
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how come it doesn’t have a dome shape ? i saw a small dome shape when inside the oven and then it got flattened.
Muffins should not have a dome shape. If they do, it means they were overmixed and will have tunnels throughout them. Most muffins you buy in the store bakery have been over mixed.
One thing for sure, the taste was good. I changed to 1/4 cup sugar, and added some coconut flakes in it. Only thing is the look,, no dome shape, everything else was perfect. Thanks for the nice recipe. PS: I used fresh pineapple.
One question- do you drain the pineapple first? thank you so much!
I tried to Post a question asking whether you drain the pineapple first but for some reason got a message back saying I had already asked that! honestly, unless I’m asking questions on the internet in my sleep, I don’t think I did! so now that you have my question (either once or twice, I guess!) I’d like to know The answer before I attempt the recipe. Thank you!🙂
hi do you have to drain the pineapples?